Staten Island man sentenced in shooting outside T.G.I. Friday's

Jimmy Sanders, 30, of New Brighton, has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

The Staten Island man who shot and wounded two friends outside a popular New Springville eatery last year has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

Three weeks ago, Jimmy Sanders, 30, of New Brighton, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault stemming from the Nov. 11 shooting outside T.G.I. Friday's. First-degree assault was the top count against him, along with attempted murder.

Sanders, and co-defendant, Orlando Douglas, 25, also of New Brighton, were charged in the 10:30 p.m. attack. Wounded were Sean Dooley of Annadale and Zachariah Gray of New Brighton.

A police source said rivalry over a woman led to the gunplay. The restaurant is located in The Crossings at The Staten Island Mall shopping plaza at 2655 Richmond Ave.

Douglas, who pleaded guilty last week to second-degree criminal weapon possession, is to be sentenced Feb. 19 to two years behind bars.

Stapleton Criminal Court Judge Alan J. Meyer sentenced Sanders on Thursday. Besides prison time, Sanders is subject to five years' post-release supervision. A 15-year protection order for the victims also was imposed.